Peach and Grapes
Maker
William Henry Hunt
(British, 1790 - 1864)
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumwatercolor and opaque watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2 cm.)
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gilbert Davis Collection
Label TextInspired by seventeenth-century Dutch still lifes, Hunt’s watercolors display a precision of handling and depth of color that mimic the look of oil paintings. To create these compositions, he collected items like flowers, fruits, pieces of turf, and rocks and arranged them on a table in his studio. His work reflects his precise study of naturalistic details, such as the powdery bloom on the grape skins in this example. In his later career, Hunt took on students, including John Ruskin, whose Elements of Drawing (first published in 1857), on view in a case nearby, would transmit Hunt’s methods to the next generation of artists (2022).Status
Not on viewObject number59.55.759
Terms
William Blake
ca. 1801
Object number: 000.22